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Monday 21 March 2022
iPhone SE hits retail shelves, unnerving Android suppliers
Android phone suppliers have felt the pressure caused by the launch of new iPhone SE, which is expected to heat up the competition in the midrange phone segment, according to industry...
Monday 14 March 2022
New iPhone SE gnaws away at Android market share
Following the launch of new 5G iPhone SE model, the market is observing whether Apple will dominate the midrange phone segment as it did previously.
Wednesday 9 March 2022
MediaTek seeing handset AP inventory swell
MediaTek has seen its inventory level for handset application processors (including 4G and 5G ones) swell to 160-180 days from past regular levels of around 100 days, due mainly to...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
MediaTek eyeing bigger presence in North America
MediaTek is looking to expand its Android smartphone market share in North America with its upcoming 5G mmWave chip solutions slated for launch in the second half of this year, according...
Friday 4 March 2022
Component demand for Android smartphones to pick up in March
Component demand for Android smartphones is expected to pick up at a gradual pace later this month, thanks to the availability of new models from China-based brand vendors, according...
Friday 4 March 2022
Micron upbeat about memory demand for 5G smartphones
Micron Technology has expressed optimism about DRAM and NAND flash chip demand for handsets, particularly 5G smartphones, in 2022.
Friday 4 March 2022
RF FEM makers cut PA foundry orders for Wi-Fi applications
Taiwan's RF front-end module (FEM) makers, including RichWave Technology, have scaled down their wafer starts for power amplifiers (PA) with GaAS foundries such as Win Semiconductors...
Tuesday 15 February 2022
China smartphone market, 4Q 2021

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Friday 28 January 2022
India to explore indigenous mobile OS for self-reliance
As antitrust investigations proceed against Google and Apple, India is planning a home-grown mobile OS that could take on Android and iOS, despite warnings from analysts that many...
Friday 21 January 2022
Non-Apple handset vendors looking to galvanize sales with new models in 1H22

With Apple ending the fourth quarter of 2021 with the No.1 spot in global smartphone sales, Android handset vendors pin their hopes for a sales upturn on the Chinese New...

Friday 14 January 2022
VCM demand for smartphones to stay flat in 2022
VCM (voice coil motor), used to drive camera lens modules, is expected to see demand for smartphone applications stay flat in 2022, with the prospect that suppliers will focus more...
Wednesday 5 January 2022
Passive component makers see demand for Android phones pick up
Makers of passive components including quartz crystal products have seen demand for Android smartphones from Chinese vendors start picking up in the first quarter of 2022, according...
Wednesday 22 December 2021
Xiaomi 5G smartphone growth stalls in 3Q21, says Strategy Analytics
Xiaomi's global 5G smartphone shipments growth stalled in the third quarter of 2021, while Honor outperform peers in terms of shipment growth, according to Strategy Analytics.
Tuesday 23 November 2021
TSMC to ramp up 4nm chip output for new MediaTek flagship SoC
MediaTek with its recently-introduced flagship SoC is eyeing a presence in the non-iPhone flagship 5G smartphone chip market.
Tuesday 9 November 2021
China smartphone market, 3Q 2021

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